From “Incel” to “Saint”: Analyzing the violent worldview behind the 2018 Toronto attack

This paper combines qualitative and quantitative content analysis to map and analyze the “Incel” worldview shared by members of a misogynistic online community ideologically linked to several recent acts of politically motivated violence, including Alek Minassian’s van attack in Toronto (2018) and E...

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Authors: Baele, Stéphane J. (Author) ; Brace, Lewys (Author) ; Coan, Travis G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 8, Pages: 1667-1691
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Internet
Frauenfeindlichkeit
Radikalismus
Gewalt
Worldview
Content Analysis
mixed methods
Misogyny
Manosphere
Rodger, Elliot
Minassian, Alek
Extremism
Political Violence
Incel
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Summary:This paper combines qualitative and quantitative content analysis to map and analyze the “Incel” worldview shared by members of a misogynistic online community ideologically linked to several recent acts of politically motivated violence, including Alek Minassian’s van attack in Toronto (2018) and Elliot Rodger’s school shooting in Isla Vista (2014). Specifically, the paper analyses how support and motivation for violence results from the particular structure this worldview presents in terms of social categories and causal narratives.
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2019.1638256